Maryland Reintroduces Bill to Restrict Eligibility for Historic Vehicle Registration; Committee Hearing Scheduled for Tues., Mar. 4, 2014

URGENT LEGISLATIVE ALERT
 

Maryland Reintroduces Bill to Restrict Eligibility for Historic Vehicle Registration; Committee Hearing Scheduled for Tues., Mar. 4, 2014

It’s back!  Legislation (H.B. 1290) to increase the age requirement for vehicles eligible for registration as “historic motor vehicles” has been reintroduced in the Maryland Legislature.  Under the bill, the age requirement would be raised from 20 to at least 25 years old, require that an historic vehicle be insured by an historic vehicle, show vehicle or antique insurance policy and require that the owner have a “daily driver” vehicle registered in Maryland.  A hearing to consider the bill is scheduled for Tuesday, March 4, 2014 in the House Environmental Matters Committee.

We Urge You to Contact Members of the Maryland House Environmental Matters Committee (List Attached Below) Immediately to Request Their Opposition to H.B. 1290

  • H.B. 1290 makes it more difficult to register legitimate historic vehicles, which are already limited to club activities, exhibitions, tours, parades and occasional pleasure driving.
     
  • H.B. 1290 would deny vehicles 20-25 years old from certain benefits, including the special historic license plate and exemptions from equipment and emissions inspection requirements.
     
  • H.B. 1290 mandates specified insurance policies without legitimate cause.
     
  • H.B. 1290 ignores the fact that historic vehicles in Maryland constitute a small portion of the vehicle fleet and are already well-maintained and infrequently operated.. 

DON’T DELAY!  Please contact members of the Maryland House Environmental Matters Committee immediately by phone or e-mail to request their opposition to H.B. 1290.    

Please e-mail a copy of your letter to Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.  Also, please forward this Alert to your fellow car enthusiasts.  Urge them to join the SAN and help defend the hobby! Thank you for your assistance. 

Maryland House Environmental Matters Committee

To e-mail all Committee members, copy and paste the email address block below:

maggie.mcintosh@house.state.md.us; james.malone@house.state.md.us; pamela.beidle@house.state.md.us; elizabeth.bobo@house.state.md.us; rudolph.cane@house.state.md.us; alfred.carr@house.state.md.us; david.fraser.hidalgo@house.state.md.us; barbara.frush@house.state.md.us; jim.gilchrist@house.state.md.us; anne.healey@house.state.md.us; patrick.hogan@house.state.md.us; marvin.holmes@house.state.md.us; jay.jacobs@house.state.md.us; stephen.lafferty@house.state.md.us; herb.mcmillan@house.state.md.us; doyle.niemann@house.state.md.us; wayne.norman@house.state.md.us; anthony.odonnell@house.state.md.us; charles.otto@house.state.md.us; shane.robinson@house.state.md.us; dana.stein@house.state.md.us; cathy.vitale@house.state.md.us; michael.weir@house.state.md.us; ct.wilson@house.state.md.us

 

Delegate Maggie McIntosh (Chair)

Phone: 410-841-3990

Email: maggie.mcintosh@house.state.md.us

 

Delegate James E. Malone Jr. (Vice Chair)

Phone: 410-841-3378

Email: james.malone@house.state.md.us

 

Delegate Pamela Beidle

Phone: 410-841-3370

Email: pamela.beidle@house.state.md.us

 

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo

Phone: 410-841-3205

Email: elizabeth.bobo@house.state.md.us

 

Delegate Rudolph Cane

Phone: 410-841-3427

Email: rudolph.cane@house.state.md.us

 

Delegate Alfred Carr Jr.

Phone: 301-858-3638

Email: alfred.carr@house.state.md.us

 

Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo

Phone: 301-858-3186

Email: david.fraser.hidalgo@house.state.md.us

 

Delegate Barbara Frush

Phone: 410-841-3114

Email: barbara.frush@house.state.md.us

 

Delegate Jim Gilchrist

Phone: 301-858-3744

Email: jim.gilchrist@house.state.md.us

 

Delegate Anne Healey

Phone: 301-858-3961

Email: anne.healey@house.state.md.us

 

Delegate Patrick Hogan

Phone: 301-858-3240

Email: patrick.hogan@house.state.md.us

 

Delegate Marvin Holmes Jr.

Phone: 301-858-3310

Email: marvin.holmes@house.state.md.us

 

Delegate Jay Jacobs

Phone: 410-841-3449

Email: jay.jacobs@house.state.md.us

 

Delegate Stephen Lafferty

Phone: 410-841-3487

Email: stephen.lafferty@house.state.md.us

 

Delegate Herb McMillan

Phone: 410-841-3211

Email: herb.mcmillan@house.state.md.us

 

Delegate Doyle Niemann

Phone: 301-858-3326

Email: doyle.niemann@house.state.md.us

 

Delegate H. Wayne Norman Jr.

Phone: 410-841-3284

Email: wayne.norman@house.state.md.us

 

Delegate Anthony O’Donnell

Phone: 410-841-3314

Email: anthony.odonnell@house.state.md.us

 

Delegate Charles Otto

Phone: 301-858-3433

Email: charles.otto@house.state.md.us

 

Delegate Shane Robinson

Phone: 301-858-3021

Email: shane.robinson@house.state.md.us

 

Delegate Dana Stein

Phone: 410-841-3527

Email: dana.stein@house.state.md.us

 

Delegate Cathy Vitale

Phone: 410-841-3510

Email: cathy.vitale@house.state.md.us

 

Delegate Michael Weir Jr.

Phone: 410-841-3328

Email: michael.weir@house.state.md.us

 

Delegate C.T. Wilson

Phone: 410-841-3325

Email: ct.wilson@house.state.md.us